Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Lagarde today kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which is thriving after emerging from turmoil more than a decade ago. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Lagarde today kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which is thriving after emerging from turmoil more than a decade ago. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sits with Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, left, and Anoop Singh, director for the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), right, ahead of a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Lagarde today kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which is thriving after emerging from turmoil more than a decade ago. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sits with Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, left, and Anoop Singh, director for the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), right, ahead of a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Lagarde today kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which is thriving after emerging from turmoil more than a decade ago. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sits with Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, left, and Anoop Singh, director for the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), right, ahead of a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Lagarde today kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which is thriving after emerging from turmoil more than a decade ago. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sits with Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, left, and Anoop Singh, director for the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), right, ahead of a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Lagarde today kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast Asia, which is thriving after emerging from turmoil more than a decade ago. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg via Getty Images